JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Nov 18 2014 11:42 PM
Yep! That is the one, I have it wired so that each power amp is it's own speaker output(essentially my way of making it mono and not stereo like it was), and each goes to a single 12" Eminence Texas Heat housed in the same Bassman repro cab.
Such a cool amp, really thick if you want it, pretty nice reverb, and really nice optical tremolo(better than found on blackface fenders)
No recorded examples, I haven't put anything into a song yet. Just noodling and getting accustom to the instrument. Sadly, my guitars get a lot more play.
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LeeVanCleef
Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on Nov 19 2014 04:07 AM
JakeDobner wrote:
You won't be able to intonate the Mastery, you won't be able to intonate the stock bridge either!
I recommend the Staytrem wide style bridge too if you can afford it. But in my experience, the narrow style bridges (original, Mustang or Staytrem, no experience with Mastery) can be intonated properly with thicker gauge strings.
— Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Nov 19 2014 09:31 AM
LeeVanCleef wrote:
the narrow style bridges (original
The original bridge is the same size as the Staytrem
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pavlovsdog
Joined: Nov 22, 2010
Posts: 288
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Posted on Nov 24 2014 04:54 PM
Going to get the Squier over a USCG.
I'm going to order AVRI pickups in the next few days. Do I buy two neck pickups and one bridge or the other way around?
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Nov 24 2014 04:57 PM
I'd buy two necks and a bridge and put the hotter of the two necks in the middle.
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raito
Joined: Oct 16, 2008
Posts: 549
Madison, WI
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Posted on Dec 01 2014 02:02 PM
Well, it looks like I'll be getting one. Ordered it yesterday from a local store. Of course, if I'd stayed home and ordered it off the net, it would've taken me less than 5 minutes, and it would've shown up at the house. Instead, it cost me a drive across town, and a half-hour while the guys in the store tried to figure out how o get the order into their system. On the other hand, it'll get a bit more setup before I pick it up. And probably played a bunch. One of them asked what the heck it was. I don't doubt they'll all try it out a bit before I get my hands on it. That's fine by me.
These days, I'm getting used to having more information in my head than the guys selling me stuff.
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Dec 01 2014 02:21 PM
Congrats!
I just used mine on a track last weekend for the SG101 Comp.
It sounds great and I've not modded mine at all.
Cheers,
Jeff
— http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Dec 27 2014 08:55 PM
I dig my Bass VI but I notice the neck camber changes a lot with the weather. When it rains or gets damp, the neck flattens out so much I'd have to tighten the truss rod, and I already raised the action. Moving soon to a new clime, will wait and see what happens when I've been there long enough for the climate to seep into the neck.
I'm thinking this is one of the things that happens with cheaper instruments – I haven't noticed anything as extreme with other instruments of mine.
— Squink Out!
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Dec 27 2014 09:02 PM
I haven't seen anything like that with mine. It only needed one adjustment since I got it and has been stabile since.
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Dec 27 2014 09:06 PM
Yeah, I've seen this as well. I just kind of put up with it! I don't want to fuss with it too much, I can take high action and buzz until it becomes a problem of not getting good tone.
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JObeast
Joined: Jul 24, 2012
Posts: 2762
Finknabad, Squinkistan
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Posted on Dec 27 2014 10:03 PM
Living in LA, I experience year-round humidity much lower than the ideal for guitars. When it rained recently (first time all year) and has stayed damp since, like 70%, it's even too damp for (unprotected) guitars, which like about 40%. I found TN was great for guitars – my Harmony Rocket came back to life after drying out in Calgary, where I bought it. It has stayed 'live' since I came to LA.
Soon all my guitars will live in Illinois. I suspect they'll like it there.
— Squink Out!
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CrazyAces
Joined: Jul 31, 2012
Posts: 4052
Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Dec 27 2014 10:06 PM
No problems/ changes with mine.
Just like Noel, one adjustment when new and that's been it.
I have been using mine more to record and I've really been enjoying it.
— http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/crazyacesrock
http://www.reverbnation.com/crazyacesmusic
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 09:51 AM
I have not noticed too much environmental issues with mine, but I'm not overly-fussy about action and a reasonable amount of buzz with this one. Just played around with mine yesterday through a vintage EVM 15L, so nice even clean. I might have to make another project out of this, to the extreme of Jake's. (Just got a heat gun, huzzah...now what color would look good...)
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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JakeDobner
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 12159
Seattle
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 10:14 AM
Nice! Good luck!
Sonic Blue would be rad... so would every other color... damn!
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 03:00 PM
Your sherwood jag got me thinking of going green, or even greenish (i.e., ocean turquoise).
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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raito
Joined: Oct 16, 2008
Posts: 549
Madison, WI
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 04:42 PM
Well, I got mine. No real problems that a touch of setup won't cure. They had to go get it from the truckload of stuff that had just arrived.
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
Posts: 8528
Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 04:44 PM
raito wrote:
Well, I got mine. No real problems that a touch of setup won't cure. They had to go get it from the truckload of stuff that had just arrived.
Congratulations! Welcome to the Dark Side. 
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
Last edited: Dec 29, 2014 16:45:01
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LeeVanCleef
Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 05:15 PM
morphball wrote:
Your sherwood jag got me thinking of going green, or even greenish (i.e., ocean turquoise).
Sherwood green is the best color for a VI in my opinion.
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In any case you can play around with the OffsetGuitars forum Bass VI "dressing room" before you make your choice (downloadable Flash program for Windows or Mac).
Have fun!
— Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.
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morphball
Joined: Dec 23, 2008
Posts: 3324
Pittsboro, NC
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 07:33 PM
LeeVanCleef wrote:
Sherwood green is the best color for a VI in my opinion.
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Wow that is sexy!
— Mike
http://www.youtube.com/morphballio
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pavlovsdog
Joined: Nov 22, 2010
Posts: 288
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Posted on Dec 29 2014 07:47 PM
I got mine the other day and it's definitely a fixer upper. Volume knob wasn't put on correctly, nut is absolute shit, the pickups are so high they are touching the strings, etc. Totally unplayable as of right now.
Are the only option for flats the la Bella? $65is a lot for strings?
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